I would like to start by saying a very warm welcome to all children (new and old!) and their parents/carers!

Many of you will already know me if I have taught your child previously in Key Stage 1 and I am excited to be working with your children once again as well as getting to know children who are new to me.

Working alongside us this year will be Mrs Smith, sports coaches and other additional staff.  This year is already looking to be a very exciting and busy one with many different topics that offer opportunities for the children to create, explore and enhance their learning.

For your information, an outline of each term’s topics will shortly be available for you to view on the curriculum subpage of the main school website.

Useful Information

• Every week there will be a homework e-newsletter to parents/carers uploaded to the class page. This will provide useful upcoming dates and information about the week’s learning along with any homework to complete. This will be uploaded every Friday. 
• Children will require both an indoor and an outdoor P.E. kit. PE will take place on Monday with ACE sports coaches (outdoor if weather permits) and on a Friday with Gordon Fearn (indoor) for the Autumn term.  I will let you know of any changes to P.E. days after Christmas.
• Now that the children are getting older, boys and girls will get changed in separate areas. I am happy for them to take their P.E. kit home at the end of the week for a wash. This is a personal choice. 
• A clean water bottle can be brought into school every day if required, to be stored at our ‘water bottle station’ at the back of the classroom. Alternatively, each child has been allocated a drink cup if preferred.
• Please name all clothing and equipment – any mislaid clothing is far more likely to be returned!
• Children do not need to bring their own pencil cases to school as there are plenty of appropriate resources in our classroom.
• Reading logs / diaries - These will be used in school by the children as well as at home. Therefore, the children will need to be responsible for making sure they are brought into school every day. Weekly spellings will be recorded in the diary as well as a log of any personal reading. Reading will be checked by me every Friday for the children to earn their Year 5 or 6 bookmarks.
• The children are welcome to bring in their own books to read from home. However, we do have a large and varied selection both in our school library and my classroom.
• Handwriting and/or spelling will take place every day, ensuring these skills are being taught, practised and applied.
• The children will complete a weekly spelling and times table test every Friday morning.
• For Year 6 children: During SATs preparation,  the children will have SATs specific homework with a timetable in the front. This information will be communicated via a SATs meeting in February 2026.
• Communication - If you have any queries, please feel free to use parentcorrespondence@st-peters.notts.sch.uk to contact the office, who will forward your queries on to me. I will also be present on the playground after school. If your query is urgent and requires an immediate response, please call the school office as the first point of contact on 01949 20226.
• Coming soon…. ‘The Adventures of Cliff the Seagull!’ – an opportunity to show off and develop writing skills as well as taking care of him for a week.